By Russell Cole
This essay is a response to John Browne’s article, Socialism is Coming Back to Haunt the US, published by the Populist Party of America, (www.populistamerica.com).
This argument has some interesting points. However, the crux of the argument appears to rest entirely upon the validity of the proposition, entitlements were the cause of the decline [...]
By Russell Cole
After reading the opinion piece by Rev. Marty Fields, entitled “Religion and Culture: Democrats and the ‘God gap’ (http://www.leadercall.com/),” I feel the need to bring attention to the fact that his assessment of Democratic Party failures in the South indicates a profound ignorance of the historical realities underlying the Republican rise to Southern [...]
Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to an article, “IS SECULARISM THE END OF LIBERALISM? REFLECTIONS ON EUROPE’S DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE DRAWING ON POPE BENEDICT, HABERMAS, NIETZSCHE AND STRAUSS,” that was authored by Gary D. Glenn and published by The Catholic Social Science Review.
The author of this article repeatedly implies that democracy – its values and [...]
On January 4th 2008, I happened to stumble across CNN’s Larry King, who was mediating a debate between a fairly moderate representative of the Arab American institute, James Zogby, and the relentless Israeli apologist, Alan Dershowitz.
Needless to say, the 400 or so Palestinians who had suffered the fate rhetorically sanitized under the rubric, ‘collateral [...]
By Russell Cole
To begin, you might take a moment’s pause when I mention that Foucault – who developed the analytic, Bio-power, which is designed to make sense out of social power in Modernity – had originally set out to study the development of sexuality.
One’s first inclination is to presume that sexuality has remained constant throughout the scope of the [...]
An Article by:
Russell Cole
Virtually every mainstream economist has consented to the veracity of the following proposition:
The current financial turmoil has been created by the deregulation of the housing mortgage industry.
Despite near consensus over the causation of America’s current hardships, there continues to exist one ideological camp that argues differently. This is not unexpected, however, [...]
An Article by:
Russell Cole
Bad for Democracy is scheduled for publication in September of 2008
In order to ascertain the significance of the thesis propounded by Dana D. Nelson in her manuscript, Bad for Democracy, it is useful to first characterize the way in which American democracy is perceived according to the collective representations, instructing the [...]
Following the Larry Craig arrest for lurid conduct in a public restroom, I had posted a sympathetic letter, expressing pity for someone so tortured, self deluded, and sensually deprived. I contended that this uncover operation executed by a police officer reflected more poorly upon those who conceive and implement such a law enforcement plan than [...]
Insightful remarks on the nature of American politics and governance
“We’re not a democracy. It’s a terrible misunderstanding and a slander to the idea of democracy to call us that. In reality, we’re a plutocracy: a government by the wealthy.”
–Ramsey Clark
“Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of [...]
Monique Davis needs to resign from her seat in the Illinois State Senate.
Due to social journalism, the State Senator has been exposed as a rather outspoken bigot, who scorns religious minorities without pause or hesitation. When listening to testimony given to a committee upon which Davis sat, she erupted in an outburst directed upon [...]
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